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Articles: Montana
The 2001 Roadless Rule locked up 58.5 million acres of National Forest land, blocking road maintenance, wildfire mitigation, and reasonable access for 25 years. BRC supports H.R. 7695 and S. 140, two bills that would repeal the rule and return management decisions to local forest managers. Contact your members of Congress and ask them to support both bills.
Montana legislators are proposing to release 3 of the 44 Wilderness Study Areas which have been in place since 1977. As one of the States with the most restricted land in the country, releasing the highly-restrictive, never-ending WSA is long overdue. Tell your representatives you support the Montana congresspersons giving public land back to the people.
With 700,000 acres of public land already approved for sale, including another 31 million acres fast-tracked for disposal, the Western Solar Plan, approved in 2024, represents one of the largest privatizations of public land in history. We are calling on Congress to rescind this plan, which adversely affects recreation, and need your voice for support in the form below.
A proposal initiated by the U.S. Forest Service in Montana to reduce wildfire risks while improving recreation and habitat has been met with frivolous lawsuits by environmentalist groups to stall the project. USFS has released a new assessment to address lawsuit concerns and we need your voice to ensure this project gets pushed forward! Below you will find a brief history of the project and why BlueRibbon Coalition supports the USFS proposal.
The Bureau of Land Management Dillon Field Office is proposing vegetation management treatments on tens of thousands of acres and accepting comments until April 18, 2025. The BLM should actively manage public lands to best prevent wildfires to allow continued access...
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a rule to update how grizzly bears are listed and protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the lower 48 states. This proposal aims to revise the current listing by identifying...
On March 11, 2025, Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado introduced the Productive Public Lands Act. This legislation mandates the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reissue Resource Management Plans (RMPs) from the Trump Administration, effectively...
The Billings Field Office in Montana is accepting comments until January 2, 2025 for the Cottonwood Travel Management Plan. This area is just north of the Wyoming border and south of towns of Bridger and Wade. It has long been a popular destination for OHV use and...
The Flathead National Forest in Montana is soliciting comments for the Flathead National Forest changes to recommended wilderness management and travel management. Comments are due May 6, 20224. Scoping for this project began in 2022, in which we were engaged...
There has been a long debate over the Sage Grouse with environmental advocates pushing to have the species listed under the Endangered Species Act. In order to prevent an endangered species listing, a Sage Grouse Land Use Plan was developed. The Bureau of Land...